Editing 2 Become 1 (section)

==Writing and inspiration==
{{quote box|width=25%|quote=It's basically a love song, but it's got a message—make sure you put a condom on if you're going to have sex. We all think that's very important!|source=—Melanie Brown talking about the song's theme.<ref name="cripps">Cripps, Peachey, Spice Girls 1997. p. 86</ref>}}
"2 Become 1" was co-written by the Spice Girls along with partners Richard Stannard and Matthew Rowe. Stannard and Rowe also co-produced the track. After writing more [[uptempo]] [[Electronic dance music|dance]]-based songs, such as "[[Wannabe (song)|Wannabe]]", the group and the two producers decided to write a slow [[Sentimental ballad|ballad]]. But as the group were writing the song, they realised that it was a bit too slushy, so it was decided to address the importance of [[Birth control|contraception]] with the lyrics: "Be a little bit wiser, baby. Put it on, put it on".<ref name="cripps" />

The song was inspired by the "special relationship" that was developing between [[Geri Halliwell]] and Rowe.<ref name="gerirowe">Sinclair, 2004. pp. 42–43.</ref> Brown hinted at this development in her autobiography, commenting: "When [Rowe] and Geri started making eyes at each other I knew what was going on, even though they denied it. I knew them both too well for it to be a secret for me."<ref>Brown, 2002. p. 176.</ref> Stannard commented about the fondness between Halliwell and Rowe: "I don't want to get into the side of things. They were very close. They clicked. And I think the lyrics in '2 Become 1' came from that, especially the first verse, which they wrote together."<ref name="gerirowe" />

===Spanish version===
The group recorded a [[Peninsular Spanish|European]] Spanish version of the song, written by them, Rowe, Stannard, and N. Maño.<ref name="spanish">{{cite AV media notes|title=Spice|title-link=Spice (album)|last=Spice Girls|year=1997|page=6|type=CD booklet|publisher=[[Virgin Records]]|id=7243 8 44732 28|location=London}}</ref> The title was "2 Become 1" (Spanish Version), although the title is loosely translated in one line of the song, "Seremos Uno Los Dos". It was released as the eleventh track of their debut album, ''[[Spice (album)|Spice]]'', in Latin America and South Africa, in a special re-edition of the album in Spain, and as one of the tracks of the "2 Become 1" maxi-single in the US.<ref name="spanish" /><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=2 Become 1 - [[Spice Girls]]|date=1997|type=US CD2 Back cover|publisher=Virgin Records|id=V25G 38609}}</ref> A [[Spanglish]] edit that traded verses between the English and Spanish versions was created by DJ [[Michael Rizzo (musician)|Mike Rizzo]] and production director Bill Schultz for New York-based radio [[WKTU]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Sandiford-Waller|first=Theda|date=6 September 1997|title=Hot 100 Singles Spotlight|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=109|issue=36|page=121|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>